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Do good mothers make good democracy?

To be psychologically fit for democracy, one distinguished paediatrician argued that you need a ‘good enough mother’ – and that we must acknowledge the bad side of our feelings.

  • Article

Cloves to mull, mask and numb

Sweet, pungent, warm, woody: cloves smell and taste like Christmas. But there’s much more to this spice than that.

  • Long read

Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction

Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.

  • Photo story

Beautiful bedding and how to die well

When you are unwell, your bed can be both a refuge and a prison. Discover how artist Poppy Nash created a bed-centred artwork inspired by her own chronic illness and depictions of ill health from history.

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  • Temptation of Saint Antony Abbot. Engraving.
  • Temptation of Saint Antony Abbot. Etching by J. Callot.
  • The temptation of Saint Antony Abbot. Aquatint.
  • The temptation of Saint Antony Abbot. Engraving.
  • The temptation of Saint Antony. Lithograph silhouettes.
  • The Temptation of St. Antony. From a church carving in oak. Lot 106. Point Neptune, Fowey, Cornwall.
  • "Temptation": a naked man and women relaxing on hay with goats. Photographic postcard after Jan Styka, 190-.
  • "Temptation": a naked man and women relaxing on hay with goats. Photographic postcard after Jan Styka, 190-.
  • The temptation of Adam. Lithograph by N. Consoni after Raphael.
  • The temptation of Saint Antony. Pastel drawing by W.S.
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